Yemassee SC

Yeahhhhhh!!!  Finally arrived to our first stop.   Yemassee South Carolina to a balmy 79F or 24C..We are at South Point KOA (palm trees and flowers)!!!.....All set up for 2 weeks.   Beautiful spot.  Headed out for groceries and now sitting back with a glass of wine.   Yes, Life is good!!!!  I am one Happy Camper.   Colby is hung up watching over us.  We will get rain with the storm coming up but no snow....

Wow!!!  Arrived in Lickdale PA to find out a storm was coming thru.  Woke up to slushy snow..Had to scrap off the slushy snow off the slideouts before we could leave!!..Turned to rain early in the AM so headed out about 9am but heard another storm was coming thru so instead of heading to Roanoke VI we decided to head towards Baltimore and on to I95.  Took us about 8 hrs to Raleigh NC....Will be at Yemassee SC by tomorrow  in about 4 hrs before the next storm comes....1st picture was taken as we were leaving Pennsylvania....Ice clinging to the trees!!!!!  2nd picture...coming into Baltimore....4 lane highway 4 lane high!!!!!  How is that!!!  Wow

Well we headed out this morning it was 36 F(2C) it was raining and foggy to St Leonard.   The temperature gradually went up to a balmy 57F(13.5C)....It turned out to be a sunny day and our journey to Portland took us 9 hrs.  Here is the pic I took just outside of Bangor with the mist off the snow.   Tomorrow we head to Jonestown PA

Our continuing Journey 2013

We are hooked up and ready to depart tomorrow morning from Campbellton NB.  Heading toward Portland ME for the first night is our goal.   Very excited to be hitting the road again!!!

Journey Ends, my final thoughts

My favourite picture that I thought says it all. Spectacular!!!!!!!

Well, it is finally here after 7 1/2 months we have completed the circle and arrived home last night. The drive from Maryland was excellent, nice sunny days but chilly. We ended up doing it in 2 days as sleeping in the cold is not so much fun!!!!

Words cannot describe how amazing the journey was and the wonderful people we have visited and met on the way. All of you made such an impact on us and you will always have a special place in our hearts. To our newest grandson, Ben, meeting you for the first time was such a joy and I enjoyed every minute I spent with you and I miss you so much.

I could not find words to explain how I feel but this quote I love:

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intentions of arriving safely in a pretty well-preserved body but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and proudly proclaiming "WOW, What a Ride!!"

Maryland

We are near Wendy in Annapolis Maryland in Lothian at Duncan Campgrounds. The last long stop before our journey ends. Spent a week with Wendy, Scott and Xavier. Xav for 2 1/2 years old is very smart. Talking 90 miles a minute and you should see him with an Ipad. He knows his folder and can get to his movies, games and books in it and me at 61 can even shut it off....Very Sad!!!!! Hahaha. So cute he calls me "Gammie" and so polite. Of Course, he loves his Papa!!! Took a side trip to Colonial Beach Virginia so picturesque and of course, the cherry blossoms in bloom. So nice to see spring coming. Wendy and I went Wedding Dress Shopping and it bought back memories when I did it with Tracey. So cool to have shared this with my daughters. I am so blessed. Today we visited the site for the wedding ceremony which is an old plantation belonging to Scott's stepdad family. What a beautiful site!! We got to meet his sister Kim and her 2 sons, Tyler and Ryan. Scott's mum (Carol) and Tom had a great dinner for us and we so enjoyed their company. Tomorrow we will begin the final phase of our journey home.

Picture 1 : Gammie and Xavier

Picture 2: Mar 19 SuperMoon
Picture 3: Colonial Beach, VA

Picture 4: Cherry Blossoms in bloom

Picture 5: Drury Plantation(Site of wedding)

Picture 6: Scott, Wendy & Xavier

Charleston & SC

Picture 1: Famous St Philips Church
Picture 2: First sign of spring....Dogwood in full bloom

Picture 3:Stately Home with Copola on top used to cool the house

Picture 4:Gary petting the Palomino Horse before our tour

Picture 5: Another Stately home....see the detail
Charleston is an amazing city. It was founded in 1670 and is known as a living museum. Homes built centuries ago still stand. On April 12 this year it will be 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. The first shot was fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbour. The stately homes are beautiful and I learned that it is not called Verandas but Piazzas. They were built to offer breezes during the hot summers. They were closed in on the sides to offer privacy as the gentlemen would sit and sip their mint julip in their shirts. If the unmarried ladies saw them in their undress they would have to swoon and faint or they would be unworthy to marry and could not be part of Charleston society. Some of the smaller piazzas were designed to accomodate their hoop dresses. We took a carriage tour with mules through the city. Charleston was known for cotton and rice which fueled its economy. Amazing!! On our way home we stopped at Carolina Cidar Company and bought a bag of southern pecans(yummy), Cherry Cider, bottle of pickled garlic, cornmeal and of course the most delicious pecan pie. We had it for dessert. We stopped at Frampton Plantation which is right beside our RV park. Tomorrow we head towards to North Carolina on our way to Wendy's